Official Name: | Oakland Mills, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Oakland Mills |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 568 |
Coordinates: | 40.9361°N -91.6166°W |
Area Code: | 319 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 459769 |
Oakland Mills is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Iowa, United States.[1] The community is located along the Skunk River at the intersection of county highways W55 and H46, west-southwest of downtown Mount Pleasant.[2]
Oakland Mills was once home to a school, a church, a railroad station, and a hotel, along with the two mills that gave it its name. It is now the site of Oakland Mills Park, a state-owned and county-maintained park that includes a nature center and campgrounds.[3]
Oakland Mills' population was estimated as 100 in 1940.[4]
In the 1970s, its population was estimated at 30 to 35 people.[5]